After my latest article on American Renaissance, some commenters wondered whether the calamity that befell white South Africans could repeat itself in America. In light of current events, and with some qualifications, I would say “yes.” I nevertheless hope that Americans can learn from our mistakes and avoid our fate of being subject to black rule.
To borrow a phrase from quirky French novelist, Michel Houellebecq, we are witnessing an “ideological revolution.” Christianity supplanting paganism was such a revolution, as was the rise of Islam in the seventh century. More recently, the various communist cults of Marx, Lenin, Mao, Castro, Pol Pot, Mengistu Mariam and others gave us a glimpse of modern ideological revolutions, in which an idea is foisted on the population and dissidence often means imprisonment or death.
I just got a message in my inbox from Flickr, which offers cloud-based storage for photographs. “CEO and Chief Geek,” Don McAskill wrote: “Photographs have continually shown us that systemic racism against black people in America is real. We will stand against that racism however we can. Protecting black lives shouldn’t be divisive. It’s not an ‘issue.’ For our black community, it’s a matter of living and dying.” ...
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